Out on a Limb: Abandon Ship – Before it Sinks

One of the biggest frustrations with woodworking comes with designing furniture. There are thousands of people who will teach you how to cut a joint or apply a finish, but there is almost no one who will tell you that a design of yours stinks.

You can’t trust your family. They will like whatever you build. And when they rave about a project, you should interpret “Wow! I love it!” as “Wow! It’s not falling apart!”